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Woman Killed After Jumping Out Of Intoxicated Driver's Moving Jeep In PWC, Police Say Woman Killed After Jumping Out Of Intoxicated Driver's Moving Jeep In PWC, Police Say
Woman Killed After Jumping Out Of Intoxicated Driver's Moving Jeep In PWC, Police Say A woman is dead after jumping out of a moving Jeep being driven by an allegedly intoxicated driver in Prince William County, police say. Stefany De La Cruz Moreno Medina, 30, was killed on Saturday, Jan. 28 when she bailed on driver Gustavo Barahona Benitez, 38, both of Woodbridge, who is now in police custody for a DUI and driving without a license. According to police, shortly before 1:45 a.m. on Saturday morning, members of the Prince William County Police Department were called to the area of Williamstown Drive and Richmond Highway in Dumfries to report a single-vehicle crash. The inv…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Bodycam Footage Shows Police Shocking DC Teacher With Stun Gun Before He Died Bodycam Footage Shows Police Shocking DC Teacher With Stun Gun Before He Died
Bodycam Footage Shows Police Shocking DC Teacher With Stun Gun Before He Died A Washington DC teacher can be seen on bodycam footage yelling for help and resisting arrest in an encounter with police in Los Angeles who ultimately shock him with a stun gun before he went into cardiac arrest and died earlier this month. Anderson, 31, had been wanted for possible DUI after a car crash on Venice and Lincoln Boulevards around 3:40 p.m. on Jan. 3, police said.  He apparently fled the scene on foot, was speaking unintelligently and was acting erratically, ignoring commands from police, they said. "As officers contacted Anderson, he began to resist, resulting in a …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Wrong-Way DUI Driver With Unbelted Child In Back Seat In VA Assaulted Woman, Police Say Wrong-Way DUI Driver With Unbelted Child In Back Seat In VA Assaulted Woman, Police Say
Wrong-Way DUI Driver With Unbelted Child In Back Seat In VA Assaulted Woman, Police Say Police say that a Virginia man is facing a felony child neglect charge after allegedly drinking, driving, and having an unrestrained 5-year-old boy in his back seat during a domestic incident in Prince William County. Woodbridge resident Jose Abel Callejas Vasquez, 24, is in trouble with the law after alleged incidents involving a family member and child shortly before Christmas, a spokesperson from the Prince William County Police Department said on Thursday, Dec. 29. According to police, officers on patrol in Woodbridge shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 23 in the area of Prince Wil…

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by Zak Failla
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Cyberstalking Army Vet In Virginia Pressured Ex-Lovers, Officials Say Cyberstalking Army Vet In Virginia Pressured Ex-Lovers, Officials Say
Cyberstalking Army Vet In Virginia Pressured Ex-Lovers, Officials Say A former Army officer in Virginia has been indicted for alleged cyberstalking, witness tampering, and lying to multiple federal agencies about destroying important federal materials, authorities announced. Manfredo Madrigal, 36, a former attorney and Army Officer assigned to the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School (JAG School) has been indicted by a grand jury on an eight-count indictment for various offenses. Specifically, Madrigal was charged with: Four counts of lying to multiple federal agencies; Witness tampering; Attempted witness tampering; Deletion…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Teenager Airlifted To Virginia Hospital After Being Struck By Allegedly Drunk Driver: Police Teenager Airlifted To Virginia Hospital After Being Struck By Allegedly Drunk Driver: Police
Teenager Airlifted To Virginia Hospital After Being Struck By Allegedly Drunk Driver: Police A teenager was airlifted to a Virginia hospital after being struck by an allegedly intoxicated driver amid nearby holiday celebrations, officials said. In Stafford County, Woodbridge resident Melissa Jones, 43, is facing multiple charges for allegedly drinking, driving, and maiming a teenager who was crossing the road nearby a Christmas parade. Officials from the Vista Woods subdivision responded at approximately 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3 to a reported pedestrian who had been struck in the 100 block of Choptank Road. According to the initial investigation, Jones was driving a 2000 Dodge …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Virginia Fugitive Leads Police On 100 MPH Chase Along I-95 Virginia Fugitive Leads Police On 100 MPH Chase Along I-95
Virginia Fugitive Leads Police On 100 MPH Chase Along I-95 A Virginia fugitive will be spending time behind bars after leading police on a high-speed chase. Officers with the Stafford County Sheriff's Office responded to the intersection of Warrenton Road and Sanford Drive in Fredericksburg around 7:20 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 21 on a report of a medical emergency. There, they found the unnamed driver slumped over behind the wheel of a vehicle, which was later confirmed to be stolen. When the suspect woke up, he "refused commands" to get out of the car and fled southbound on I-95, police said. The man reportedly continued to travel at speeds…

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by Nicole Acosta
Schools
DWI Bus Driver Slapped With 18 Safety Violations In Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Crash DWI Bus Driver Slapped With 18 Safety Violations In Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Crash
DWI Bus Driver Slapped With 18 Safety Violations In Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Crash What started off as a fun holiday outing for a group of students in Virginia led to a host of charges for their bus driver, who is in hot trouble with the law for allegedly driving drunk and crashing on the way back from a pumpkin patch, police say. Maryland resident Troy Reynolds, 48, was charged with driving while intoxicated and nine counts of gross, wanton, or reckless care for a child after crashing a school bus carrying 44 children and four adults back to Murch Elementary School in Washington, DC following a field trip to Cox Farms in Centreville. Original Story: DC Students' Fi…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Speeding, DUI Driver Wanted In Crash With Multiple Victims In Virginia: Police Speeding, DUI Driver Wanted In Crash With Multiple Victims In Virginia: Police
Speeding, DUI Driver Wanted In Crash With Multiple Victims In Virginia: Police Authorities in northern Virginia are seeking a man who was DUI and speeding when he caused a crash that left multiple people injured including himself over the summer, they said. Shawn Seki Clifford Reddrick, 20, of Woodbridge, was behind the wheel of a 2003 Acura Integra and driving west on Old Bridge Road when he struck a 2016 Isuzu turning left onto Harbor Drive around 11:55 p.m. June 17, Prince William County police said. The impact of the crash caused the Acura to hit strike a pole, leaving Redderick and his two passengers, an 18-year-old woman, and a 17-year-old girl, with serious inj…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Suspect Wanted After Grazing Officers With His Vehicle In Virginia While Eluding Arrest: Police Suspect Wanted After Grazing Officers With His Vehicle In Virginia While Eluding Arrest: Police
Suspect Wanted After Grazing Officers With His Vehicle In Virginia While Eluding Arrest: Police Police investigators in Virginia are attempting to track down a wanted man who struck two officers with his Chevy while looking to avoid arrest, according to police investigators in Prince William County. Isaiah De-Andre Norman, 22, of Fredericksburg, is wanted following an early morning incident on Thursday, Oct. 13 near the area of Kilmer Lane and Jurgensen Drive in Triangle, officials say. Officers from the Prince William Police Department on patrol shortly before 12:45 a.m. on Thursday morning spotted a vehicle occupied by an unresponsive driver - later identified as Norman - and a seco…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Witnesses Stop DUI Driver From Fleeing Crash That Killed 35-Year-Old Man On I-95 In VA: Police Witnesses Stop DUI Driver From Fleeing Crash That Killed 35-Year-Old Man On I-95 In VA: Police
Witnesses Stop DUI Driver From Fleeing Crash That Killed 35-Year-Old Man On I-95 In VA: Police Authorities have identified the victim killed in a crash on Interstate 95 Tuesday, Oct. 11. Jose Davi Hernandez-Zelayandia had gotten out of his 2011 Honda Accord to assess an issue with it and as he was getting back in, was struck by a Nissan Sentra that had run off the road around 3:05 p.m. at mile marker 169 in Fairfax County, Virginia State Police said. Hernandez-Zelayandia, of Woodbridge, was hospitalized where he died of his injuries. The Nissan driver, John O. Hess, 61, of Springfield, tried to flee the scene but was stopped by witnesses and charged with DUI and charged with a h…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Tried To Pull Gun On Stafford County Officer: Police Drunk Driver Tried To Pull Gun On Stafford County Officer: Police
Drunk Driver Tried To Pull Gun On Stafford County Officer: Police An armed drunk driver recently faced off with a Stafford County officer, police said. In the evening of Oct. 1, an officer noticed a Lincoln truck swerving lanes near Merryview Drive, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office.  When the officer attempted to pull the driver over, the suspect ignored the officer's commands and continued to drive around, officials said. The suspect, Robert Williams, eventually pulled into a nearby parking spot and when the officer tried to arrest him, Williams reached for the gun tucked in his waistband, reports said.  After a continuo…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Police & Fire
Drunk Registered Sex Offender Causes Scene In Stafford County: Police Drunk Registered Sex Offender Causes Scene In Stafford County: Police
Drunk Registered Sex Offender Causes Scene In Stafford County: Police A man was arrested for drunk driving in Stafford County and causing a major scene, police said.On Sept. 28 at around 7:45 a.m., officers found a Hyundai Sonata lodged in an embankment at the intersection of Mountain View Road and Kellogg Mill Road, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office.  The driver of the Sonata, 57-year-old William Pandolfi, fled the scene and tried to hitch a ride on the back of a nearby garbage truck, authorities said. When the garbage truck driver told Pandolfi to get lost, police found the suspect walking around the area, officials said. Pan…

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by AJ Goldbloom